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Budapest
National Theatre (2002) designed by the architect Mária
Siklòs. |
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Vigadó
Concert Hall designed by Frigyes Feszl in 1859. |
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Cafe
Gerbeaud was
opened in 1858 by Henrik Kugler, a renowned
confectioner, it was his business partner Emil
Gerbeaud who ensured that the legacy of the cafe
would continue through the 20th Century and beyond. |
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Hilton
Budapest Hotel in the Castle district, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, next to the Fisherman's
Bastion and Matthias Church. |
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The
Royal Danish Embassy in Budapest. |
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Budapest
Parliament on the Pest bank of the Danube was
built between 1884-1902. The architect Imre
Steindl, influenced by London's Houses of Parliament, designed the building in Neo-Gothic
style. A Renaissance dome crowns a neo-Gothic
facade, that lies on a Baroque base ground. The
main cupola is decorated with statues of Hungarian
kings. Fierce turul birds guard the main entrance.
The interior decor is mainly Neo-Gothic. |
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The
Chain Bridge and the white Sándor Palace, which
is the Hungarian President's official residence. |
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The
Buda Castle is the historical castle of the
Hungarian Kings. Buda Castle is part of the
Budapest World Heritage Site declared in 1987. The
first royal residence on the Castle Hill was built
between 1247-1265 by King Béla Bun IV of Hungary.
The present Royal Palace, inaugurated in 1912, was
designed by the architect Alajos Hauszmann, who in
1891 was named chief architect for the Buda Castle. |
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